The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-20
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
base Ball.

base bail.
NEW York. Feb la-Thc latest contracts pro-
mulgated by President Young, Of the Base Ball
League, ARE as follows: NJ j. Kelly with q the I.os.
Club: George Won Haltren. with the Pittsburg
Club: W. G Crossley. g. Z. Bochcr J. Burke, J. j.
Mullen VILLAIN nceher and A. J. , M"rnswnn Hi%1
The New York and Metropolitan clubs have
the PeIo grounds in March. Practical work viii
begin on the new changes to be made at the st.
club Tor the coming season. NJ Day said that he
had not heard from either of these PLAYERS since
they left the city last fall.
John ID. Day said yesterday that he would will
Kelly, but that he did not make an oiier because
he knew ,Spanlding would not allow Kelly TO
come to this city.
The Great Kelly" recently purchased by the
Bostons nt fabulous sum. first learned to play
played with the kcystones, team that tlourished
,Teffcrsons were giants OF their kind. From here
he went to Paterson, n. j., where he first made
his fame rs II player.
There are no new developments in the status of
the Providence Contingency. and the men are
still firm in saving there win b. no giving AWAY
@re r '1%a pending with the Phaaephns % by Wheh
Washington is to give Up shaw, Gilligan. and
here. as it would give this city three hard. faith
full, and conscientious players, md rid us of the
Philadelphia would hardly let Ferguson go at any
rate; II any INDUCEMENTS have to be given. throw
IN Carroll, the other of the Providence crowd,
thus giving the four for the three.
Hines says of all places he prefers Philadelphia
as place to locate the coming season., Al. Reach
exchange M for Hines. m Phadclrhla is the % cheap y.
est League club in the country. the team costing
about onc-third as much as the next lowest one.
All the same. they have secured u splendid team
and great manager in Harry Wright, the hitter
being almost halt the battle.
The manager of the washingtons-Mr. Guifney.
we beleve-is busy at his home Worcester, Mass
in managing snidc, walking matches. During
his absence his work is being attended to by Sec
rctary Hewitt much better than If he was NJ 1t
himself.
II is said that the New Yorks contemplate lay.
ing Joe Gerhardt of, and playing Ewing on sec
Ond-basc when not catching.
Make the big clubs stronger ut all hazard
seems to be the motto of the League, Judging
from the deals already consummatcd, The rcso
luton of the League u year ago to help the weak
benny 's and Glasseock While Beroit also ' put ut
and names Denny and Glasscock as portion o
their swag In this scramble n i, for players by tn,
ton and Philadelphia are not even mentioned
though they possess weak teams; There Is, ,
game to see nearly ali the clubs evenly divided a
regards playing strength not this or that team
having the cream of the profession, in order tina
the contests might be OF more interest to spectu
tors. The rule-or-ruin policy of the leading club
is dcmoraliZiDg base ball, ana unless chcckc'
ball-pluying will descend in few years to tn
low plane il occupied in 1873. This Is said, not il
the interest of Washington alone, this city viii
support II team under almost any circumstances
but in the hope of seeing the national game fos
tered and protected bv wise and udicious man
agement
Kelly, the best all-around player of the country
has signed to play next season with the Isostons
satisfactory arrangements having been made 10
his r9pilI sS Ta ss Gb,easS ib This ii
the part of the Bostons-sl0,OO to the Chicago
for the transfer and S5.uO to Kelly us snlar,
This is the greatest sum OF money ever put on
Boston management do not intend 70 let such
thing as money stand in their way to strcngthe
the team, and they will spend lust as much to s,
offered the Chicagos $500 for Kelly.
The st. LOUIS browns. champions of the Unite
States, are very anxious to secure the services .
Cook as catcher for Foutz their great pitchc
Cook has been supporting Fo9,z ~ on the The trip I
aid than he ever had before, and hence til
aaerness oi f. The he T. hulS to Socnr. see h n &C."
play there under any circumstances.
Rowing.
The Columbia Rowing and Athletic Club
booming, and there seems TO he u revival anon
stirring up Of the old-timc enthusiasm. Anon
the other rowing men there Is slight disposito
10 hold OH, ae II would be- they claim, iniidiciO,
for them to join II under its present name, shai
It's benefits during the winter, and then In sun
incr work 10 defeat them on the water. by juiI
ing under the present name they at once bccun
members OF the Columbia Rowing Club. ana tn,
argue that il would have been better To ha,
simply called il the Columbia Athletic Assuc
tion, thereby leaving the doors open to all WI
could come in under the necessary qualification
The committee have negotiated for n plot
ground on Fifteenth street, near the PanOrnI
building b for ThC a,iy hhsy pah % % oS,I Thes +
success here, as there ar" score Of men, VIII
not caring for rowing are anxious TO rningle
boxing, etc. In the city OF New York the Al
letic Club has bye thousand active members.
Much 10 tieregrct Of the Potomac club, q,
Frank Jones insists that he will not bc IA Ciind
date again this season for the tieasuryship. i
has been very self sacrificing officer us In al
Cal standing of the organization, and his cJm
viii be hard 10 lind. Among the names propos,
for the place are Dr. NJ. r. Finley, Charles
Warden, and Nj. Gray Douglass.
Mr. John spIague, of tho Potolmace in,en
purchasing one OF Cumbcrlands best double on
ll,Ygers Tor his pleasure cruises this SUNNI,
that Of very pretty lady.
Mr. VIII Finley, owner of the Eleanor, one
tue finest pleasure boats on tho river, is vc
men OF the clubs, II ~ furnished in mngnifccI
stylc.
In lew short weeks thcriNey will bc ,iruug
with Uarsincn and pleasurc-soekurs From VIII
can be learned the season will be the lis clic-t o
for yc0IH.
Capt Rudy. OF the ~ .,mbias, Is pcriecting
plans aud alInngeIDr - for the coming scasu
and when they ar ladc known II Will bc se
that they will The most complete Cycr go
cOcted. They in have Il strong tendency
bring out aIl nc available rowing material In /
club.
III ,'niOr four of the POtOmHcs. by spccial
alton, attended the fair of the Alexandi
Light Infantry Friday, nnd afterwards were {
t.rtained at IN oyster supper by some friends
that city,
The executive committee Of the Virginia 10
ing Association Will meet early in March ~ RID
monn, va, 20 Il, upon the place for holding I
next Fourth OF July regatta. President IIuft
oi thc Old DOmnions, Will represent Alexandi
~ the conference and Will carry strong testn
mails IRON the District clubs pc iloDing the hOl
lng oi tue regatta at Or near Alexandria. Th